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Analysis: Ranchers the Big Winners in Senate Pinon Canyon Vote
September 10, 2007 6:11 PM
A couple of veteran Colorado political analysts agree last week represented a major victory for the ranchers opposing expansion at the Army's Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. We talked to Bob Loevy, a political science professor at Colorado College and Cara DeGette, columnist for the Colorado Springs Independent and ColoradoConfidential.com.
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Posted by Eric Whitney on September 10, 2007 6:11 PM | Permalink
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I admire what Senator Salazar is doing for the ranchers and how he is trying to stop the Pinon Canyon Expansion. As a rancher and farmer I am AGAINST the expansion and I see NO reason why the army needs this much land that they will never use. Like myself there are many many ranchers, farmers and countless others who will fight this to the end. People in the city just have no clue what it is like to try to survive and make a living using the land and what god gave them. The Pinon Canyon Expansion is WRONG and no good will ever come out of it. All that the people in Colorado Springs are wanting and concerned about is $MONEY$, and I think that is pretty sad when there are so many good hearted people with so much to lose if this expansion continues.
Posted by: Aaron Peterson | September 12, 2007 10:01 PM
Thank you KRCC for reporting and interviewing supporters of Senator Salazar's successful amendment to put a moratorium on Fort Carson's expansion into Pinon Canyon.
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Posted by: Kathy Verlo (KV) | September 12, 2007 10:52 PM
